Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The battle for Pokrovsk is very different to the infamously bloody battle for Bakhmut two years ago, due to the presence of swarms of kamikaze and cargo drones. A commentary by a Russian warblogger highlights how urban warfare has changed. ⬇️

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1982824152605261870

2/ 'Military Informant' comments on how "the current phase of military operations has also led to a significant change in the nature of urban warfare", which is the case for both sides in the ongoing battle:

3/ "The ongoing assault on Pokrovsk is tactically strikingly different from the assault on Bakhmut two and a half years ago.

4/ "While urban warfare previously represented a classic head-on bloodbath, with house-to-house battles, brutal assaults, and the use of large numbers of heavy vehicles, now battles for large city blocks are waged on both sides by small groups of infantry supported by…

5/ …numerous drones.

As a result, prolonged, heavy fighting is no longer waged for individual houses and basements, but for individual key buildings , sometimes leading to significant breakthroughs into entire streets and blocks at once.

6/ "The loss of a single infantry position can mean the loss of half a street, as it is simply no longer defended.

At the same time, supplying both the defenders and the attackers is becoming much easier.

7/ "Logistics for thousands of soldiers and dozens of heavy vehicles deployed in tight defensive formations is one thing, but for dispersed small infantry groups located near isolated streets and buildings, it's quite another.

8/ "A similar situation is observed in Kupiansk, where small infantry groups are also amassing forces and then striking individual Ukrainian positions, or attempting to penetrate their loose formations to reach the flank and rear.

9/ "This is an example of how, within the context of even a single war, combat tactics that previously seemed classic and unshakable can change dramatically." /end

Source:
t.me/milinfolive/15…